13 Related Articles from 2018-12-06

A fleet of bikes with electric motors and max speed of 15mph will be available to rent in London. The dockless bikes cost £1 ($1,28) to unlock and 15p (27 cents) per minute of ride time. The London rollout follows the introduction of the bikes in Milton Keynes last month. >>

Biker father picks autistic son up at Brixton, London, school to defeat bullies. Daniel Lacki surprised his son Alex on his birthday outside Elm Court School in Brixton, London. It gave the bullied boy, who suffers from ADHD, the chance to look cool in front of his tormentors. >>

British student, 18, reveals why she's selling her virginity online. Business student Jade, 18, from London wants to raise £1.5M to pay off her mother's debts, travel and start her own business. She' never had a boyfriend after spending years focusing on her studies. >>

Bus driver toilet is a 'hideous surprise' for residents. The toilet is part of Transport for London's attempts to improve conditions for bus drivers. >>

Driver 'killed aspiring West End actress when he fell asleep at wheel and ploughed into road sign'. Ibrahim Akbulut, 46, fell into a 'micro sleep' while driving his Range Rover.
According to the Crown he struck a sign which killed Joanna Reyes, 37, at a pedestrian crossing in east London. >>

Ecuadorians say Assange's time in London embassy may be nearing end >>

Fascinating 1830 map shows how vast swathes of the capital were virtually empty. A fascinating map of London (pictured) created in 1830 shows has vast swathes of London were practically uninhabited and full of fields. >>

Lives of London's poorest children are revealed in poignant series of bedroom photos. They are part of a new exhibition, Bedrooms of London, at the Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square which captures the shocking reality of home life for 700,000 kids living below the poverty line. >>

London's best school chef serves dinner with a smile. Award-winning school chef Michelle Creed makes nutritious dinners for just £1.20 per head. >>

Protesters demonstrate outside Victoria’s Secret on London’s Oxford Street calling for diversity. The group of women - including one with a stoma bag - stripped to just knickers and crop tops at the central London store to call for better representation in the fashion industry. >>

Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt admits being drug gang kingpin. Jamie Acourt, 42, had initially denied being part of the drugs gang but sensationally changed his plea to guilty on the second day of his trial in south-west London today. >>

Video: Fashion blogger spotted posing on the edge of Tower Bridge. Fashion blogger spotted posing perilously close to the edge of Tower Bridge, London >>

Video: The Childhood Trust launches the Big Give Christmas campaign. The Childhood Trust fights child poverty in Christmas campaign. In London 700,00 children are living in poverty, facing hunger and domestic violence. The Childhood Trust are backing 75 local charities in the Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign. >>